Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:40:50 GMT 7,300 Palestinians, including 17 legislators and two former ministers, are currently detained in about 20 Israeli prisons, a report says. Hundreds of them have never been charged or put on trial. Among the detained are 33 women, nearly 300 children, 296 administrative detainees, and dozens of political leaders, Palestinian [...]
Archive for June, 2010
30 Jun
Condemnation over Gaza attack
BRISTOL City Council has voted to condemn Israel for the Gaza convoy incident that saw nine human rights activists killed. Members called for the Government to “hold Israel to account for this illegal action” and to impose sanctions on the country until it “complies with international law and ceases perpetrating human rights abuses”. Two Bristol [...]
30 Jun
The attack on the Gaza relief flotilla jeopardizes Israel itself
. By John J. Mearsheimer Israel’s botched raid against the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla on May 31 is the latest sign that Israel is on a disastrous course that it seems incapable of reversing. The attack also highlights the extent to which Israel has become a strategic liability for the United States. This situation is likely [...]
30 Jun
Bloggers unite for Gaza
http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/bloggers-unite-for-gaza July 09, 2010 Objective: On 9 July, we are urging bloggers to make a simple promise: “Gaza, We Will Not Forget You”. Humanitarian aid cannot address the hardship faced by Gaza’s 1.5 million people. The only sustainable solution is to lift the closure. The blockade imposed on Gaza is about to enter its fourth [...]
28 Jun
Essay of the week: What drives Israel?
Hearld Scotland By Ilan Pappe Published on 6 Jun 2010 Probably the most bewildering aspect of the Gaza flotilla affair has been the righteous indignation expressed by the Israeli government and people. The nature of this response is not being fully reported in the UK press, but it includes official parades celebrating the heroism of [...]
27 Jun
Israel’s Dubious Investigation of Flotilla Attack
by Stephen Zunes Few decisions of the Obama administration have outraged the peace and human rights community as much as its successful efforts to block an international inquiry into May’s Israeli aid flotilla attack. Instead, supported by leading Republican and Democratic members of Congress, the Obama administration has thrown its weight behind an investigative committee [...]
27 Jun
Goldstone missed the cut
by boulos on June 27, 2010 · When Israel announced the formation of an independent commission to investigate the Flotilla debacle, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs issued a statement welcoming the news and noting that “the structure and terms of reference of Israel’s proposed independent public commission can meet the standard of a prompt, impartial, credible, [...]
27 Jun
Israel should be thankful it didn’t make it to the World Cup
An Israeli presence at this greatest of global sporting spectacles would have been guaranteed to attract an unrelenting wave of protests, PR stunts and bad publicity. By Daniel Levy As the World Cup progresses, Israelis might consider sending thank-you bouquets to the national soccer teams of Switzerland and Greece, who knocked Israel out at the [...]
